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United States copyright law in the performing arts
Copyright ownership in the theater are most debatable in the direction category. Some directors regard their work as a simple translation from page to stage, but many others calculate that their specific interpretation of the written play is a transformative and wholly separate expression from the playwright's text, thus making their work eligible for copyright protection.
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